The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hi folks,

I'm interested in some opinions on which Annonas would be best suited to my location in central Brazil.

The climate here is hot in general: during the dry season we get high temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s celsius, with overnight lows in the low 20s. It's a bit cooler during the rainy season, but temps exceed 30 C most days of the year. High humidity during the rainy season, but relative humidity during the dry season can be around 30% or a bit lower.

Average rainfall is about 90 to 100 inches (ca. 2300 - 2500mm) per year, distributed over 8 months, with four months of dry season from May to September.

The only Annonas anyone seems to grow here is soursop. Farther north, deeper into the Amazon, biribá is fairly common in backyard orchards but it isn't well known here. I have a couple of soursop seedlings planted, and a small atemoya in the ground, too. Planning to plant a couple of Rollinias.

Any thoughts on what might do best in this climate?

thanks!